Lessons On Trusts And A Packing Company Malfeasance
The arrest of Jerry Hartle of Olin and Lenn county inmate for embezzlement offers a warning to guardians and trustees to keep trust funds separate from personal accounts. Hartle admitted spending $1900 of estate funds, highlighting the need for court-ordered, identifiable accounts and possible legal separation to protect bondsmen and trustees. Also noted is a $136,000 judgment against the Dubuque Corn Belt Packing Co. and warnings about stockholder losses from a scheme run from Des Moines Sioux City and Cedar Rapids, which has drained farmers’ funds and prompted calls for receivership to save the concern.
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Jerry Hartle
Olin
Ltnn County
Hartle
Jones County
Corn Belt Packing Co
Dubuque
Ball
Des Moines
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Chicago Typhoid Death Sparks Foul Play Rumors
A Chicago millionaire's death by typhoid fuels suspicions as headlines claim he left most of his fortune to foster parents and cut his fiancee to a small annuity. The resulting uproar includes officials and judges chasing baseless rumors while real criminals go unchecked in the city.
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Chicago
Old Iowa Pulls Through Political Storms
A 78 year old in Iowa, aged and ailing from a cool wet start to 1924, shows resilience as warm weather returns. He suffered mental strain from slander by a trusted household official but feels renewed after election results, with voters affirming their belief in him over sensational tales.
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Lowa
Iowa
Wildman Brookhart
Towa
Newspapers seek postal rate hike clash with deficits
The piece notes newspapers balking at higher postal rates for second class matter as Congress is urged to fund higher salaries. It suggests cutting the post office deficit by repealing the franking privilege. It also reports a deadly Oklahoma schoolhouse fire and calls for outward opening doors in crowded venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Post Office Department
Oklahoma
The Shelving of Trotsky in Dearborn Independent
The Dearborn Independent asserts Leon Trotsky is ordered to a warmer climate as Russia’s leadership under Zinoviev pressures dissent. It argues Bolshevik elites mock liberal critique, portraying Trotsky as a scapegoat while warning against Third International tyranny and enduring czarist shadows.
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Trotsky
Dearborn
Leon Trotzky
Russia
Lenin
Trotzky
Ziniviev
Third International
Reds
Zinoviev
England
United States
Trotaky
Ioviev
Zinoviey
Wall Street of Washington in the Nation's Capital
A brass‑tinted commentary criticizes Senator Norris and Congress over the Muscle Shoals issue and compares political scandals to the Tea Pot Dome affair. The piece urges reduced government operation of industrial concerns and distrust of political figures in Washington.
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Wall Street
Washington
Mt. Vernon
Hawkeye
Norris
Nebraska
National
Upper House Forum
Muscle Shoals
Tea Pot Dome
Coolidge
South
Coolidge Faces Navy Clash Over Armament Limits
President Coolidge leans toward naval arms restraint in line with the Washington agreement. He confronts a powerful coalition of active and retired naval officers, powder and armament makers, and ship builders who seek broader appropriations and a stronger fleet. The dispute mirrors earlier clashes Secretary Daniels faced.
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Lincoln Journal
Coolidge
Washington
Daniels
Britten and pacifism in postwar speech
The Mason City Globe-Gazette opines that Representative Britten of Illinois channels prewar European saber rattling and contrasts his stance with President Coolidge and Secretary Hughes. It argues for a balanced approach, supporting preparedness as deterrence while opposing excessive military buildup beyond defense needs.
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Mason City Globe-Gazette
Britten
Illinois
Chicago Tribune
Japan
Germany
Coolidge
Hughes
Slow Senate Work Delays Isle of Pines Treaty Action
Sioux City Journal notes the Senate lags as the Isle of Pines treaty dating from the McKinley era is revived for ratification. The pact recognizing Cuban sovereignty over the island has long been certified by the Supreme Court and supported by presidents since, yet ratification has not occurred. Senator Lodge urged approval as a top priority in this session.
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Sioux City Journal
Senate
Isle of Pines
Cuba
McKinley
United States Supreme Court
Lodge
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Signs on primary roads ordered by county supervisors
The Muscatine Journal supports the county board of supervisors plan to remove highway signs on primary roads under the new Iowa law. It calls billboards a nuisance for travelers and warns that without action the roads will be overwhelmed by garish ads urging products like Blink's Pills for the Liver.
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Muscatine Journal
Board of Supervisors
Iowa
Ring in the New Willows of New Year Poetry
The poem urges bidding farewell to the old year and its feuds while welcoming truth and better times. It calls for ringing out grief and corruption and ringing in justice, nobler manners, and purer laws as the year ends.
Anamosa Wareka 1859 unearthed in Jones county history
The Anamosa Wareka from October 21 1859 is rediscovered, detailing Booth & Parrott as publishers and the county’s early railroad plans. It notes the Dubuque Western timetable, local notices from Monticello and Anamosa, election results with narrow margins, the Jones County Fair, and premiums including a bread prize won by Miss Mary Leonard of Wyoming.
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Jones County
Booth & Parrott
Booth
Gardner & Rye, TT
Anamosa
Ceaters
Monticello
Mercantile Co-Partnership of
Wales & Merriam
Barrett Whittemore
Teachers
Wyoming
F. Merriam
D. C. Quimby
Field & Hadley, Cutler & Stacy
David Harper
Henry & McCain
Joseph Mann
Dubuque
Sand Spring
William T. Shaw
S. K. Kirkwood
A.C. Dodge
N.J. Rusch
W. H. Holmes
Rabies Scourge in Southeast Iowa Prompts Quarantine
Dr. Don Griswold reports rabies outbreak across southeast Iowa with 3 deaths in 2 months and 42 dogs 15 cattle 12 horses 8 dogs and 2 cats found infected. About 25 patients are on Pasteur treatment in Albia and six in West Branch. Unlicensed dogs to be killed. quarantine urged across Cedar Johnson and Muscatine counties.
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Iowa
Medical College
Iowa City
Don Griswold
The
State University
Muscatine
J. H. Anderson
Ot ‘Albi
Griswold
Albian
Albia
West Branch
Springdale
Gower
Cedar County
Scott Township
Johnson County
Coolidge to retain cabinet with Gore resignation
President Coolidge plans to keep his cabinet except for Secretary of Agriculture Gore who will resign to become governor of West Virginia. Proponents say cabinet experience is invaluable and there is no formal training for official work, so retaining proven leaders is wise.
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Sioux City
Jingo Talk by Representative Britten Amid Pacific Clash
The Waterloo Tribune notes Representative Britten of Minois champions confronting Japan. It calls Britten a strong naval advocate despite his small stature and questions a conference of white nations in the Pacific.
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Waterloo Tribune
Newark Teachers Granted Leave With Half Pay For Study
Newark New Jersey teachers with a decade of service receive a leave of absence for study and observation at half pay, conditional on three years of service after return. Those with twenty years get a year of rest and recreation with half pay. The Boxer Bureau of Education schooner aids in Alaska Russian reindeer marketing and transports education staff and supplies.
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Newark
New Jersey
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Education
Esquimos
Arctic
Teller
Nome
Alaska
Seattle
John J. Tigert
United States
Commissioner of Education
Interior Department
Doctor Tigert
Farmers urged to burn wood instead of coal say Iowa expert
Iowas forest extension specialist I T Bode of Iowa State College says farmers with wood on hand often waste it by burning coal. He argues a cord from common hardwoods equals a ton of coal in heat value, with even softer woods providing substantial coal equivalence thus saving hauling and cutting costs.
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I. T. Bode
Iowa State College
Local News Roundup of Disasters and Legal Moves
A Clinton county farmer John T. McDonald is found frozen to death in his car near Del mar. Dr. J. Rock of Ryan reports a 26 foot tape worm. A thief poisons a police dog at John Belin’s farm and steals a fat dog. Leo Sullivan seeks receivers for Standard Lumber Co. and Pyramid Lumber Co. A lineman Henry Schermer is electrocuted near Dyersville. James Halligan sues Federal Bank for 17000 over a boy’s elevator death. Wa terloo laxity in law enforcement flagged. Mason City mayor McGhee dies of smallpox. Ottumwa publishers die within days of each other. Civil suits heighten as auto crash plaintiff seeks 15000. Shoplifting arrest in Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Smith dies in Manila after childbirth on missionary work. Bellevue enjoins Iowa Electric over local power. Cascade officer Knapp sued for 5000 damages.
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John T. McDonald
Clinton County
Delmar
Rock
Ryan
Robinson
John Belin
Leo Sullivan
Pyramid Lumber Co
Dubuque
Standard Lumber Co
James Halligan
Federal Bank
Waterloo
McGhee
Mason City
Allamakee County
Edward B Canny
Ottumwa Courier
W. H. Powell
Courier
Peter Wolf
Bankston
Louise Leffert
Wolf
W. J. iSroufba
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Bessie Heath Smith
Manchester
New Manila
Philippine Islands
John C. Heath
Floyd
Lowa Hlectric Co
Whit
Pino Company
Iowa
Bellevue
Lowa Electric Co
Prohibition Debaters Top Colleges in Franked Contests
Oxford and Cambridge teams debated U.S. college squads across the country. University of Michigan voters backed the Americans 240 to 0 while Minnesota favored prohibition 1 348 to 443 and Cincinnati 1 714 to 0. Coe Hillside and Kansas shows strong pro ban sentiment with clear margins. The piece notes prohibition yields strong scores on both athletic and debating fronts.
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Dearborn
France
United States
Finland
Great Britain
Oxford
Cambridge
Prohibition
League of Nations
University of Michigan
Audice
Michigan
Stu
University of Minnesota
University of Cincinnati
Gus
Coe College
Hillside College
University of Kansas
Postage Shortage Linked to Erratic Parcel Route
A sentence from the Marshalltown Times-Republican notes the Enverpment will transport a suitcase from Grinnell to Marshalltown and deliver it by truck to a residence two miles from the post office for Td cents postage, hinting at a deficit in postal revenue.
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Marshalltown
Idle Thoughts Postcard Jokes From Davenport Column
The Davenport Times quips about liking to receive Florida postcards reading Wish you were here indicating a light humorous note in the Idle Thoughts column. The piece relies on casual wit and sentiment rather than hard news.
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J. W
Columnus
The
Davenport Times
Florida
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Hudson Super
Matthiessen Auto & Supply Co
Curh
D. Graham
J. H.fisher
Prince of
Jingoland
Lady Kindersley
Hudson Bay Co
Kindersley
Point Barrow
Whitlam
Neighborhood News
Henry Schermer
Dyersville
Wastern Iowa Electric Co
W. J. Knapp
Cascade
Matt Netgen
Netgen
Neigen
Knapp
Monticello 3
Elias Ate
Jones County Trust
Savings Bank
Eastern
Kentucky
Lump Coal
Eastern Kentucky
East Side
Harry
Rodman
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